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" NOCH` HIDDEN, OF NEW YORK, N.

READING AND WRITING STAND.

j Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,224, dated July il,` 1854.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENocH IIIDDEN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented `anew and useful Improvement in Reading and VritingStands; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a same, referencebeing had to theV annexed drawings, forming part of this specification,in which-- Figure l is a perspective view of the stand, with candlebracket on the right side ofthe disk. Fig. 2is a vert-ical section ofthe stand taken through the axis of the pillar, when the brackets D andE are so sit-uated that the outer extremity of the bracket E, containingthe socket z' is over the screw C, and the sidesl of the desk areparallel to the brackets D and E; the desk being closed and the candlebracket as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the deskshowing attachment of candle bracket. Fig. 4 is a side view of candlebracket.

Similar letters in the several figures refer to the same part of thestand.

In the drawings, A is the bottom or foot which carries the whole, anotch is cut in it for the purpose of bringing it nearer the chair, whenwanted a small thumb-screw a, in the bottom admits of a steadyadjustment to any of the inequalities of the floor. The bottom supportsa pillar B, hollowed in part at its upper end and screwed to receive thescrewed part C of the'bracket D; this admits of adjustment in height,and also horizontally, for any person or purpose making use of it at thetime. The end of the bracket D opposite to the screwed end, has a socketto receive a pivot, on one end of the second part of the bracket E,forming an additional horizontal adjustment. end of the pieceE, has asocket to receive the pivot on the flanch piece F, which admits ofturning the top of the. stand in every possible position; it has also apiece of larger size, on the top of F, for the purpose of distributingthe pressure over a large surface on the bottom of the desk.

G is the box part of the des-k for holding writing materials, &c., towhich F is attached; in its interior is a small stud t' turn ing forelevating the farther side of the desk part, asused in the customaryposi tion of writing; it also contains a stud or support Q, (Fig. 2)turning on a pin, the opposite point of which enters shallow openingsmade on the underside of the table, to retain it at any angle forreading or other purpose, either for business or the invalid. On thelower edge of the desk, next to the user, a stop I projecting from thetable sur face, prevents the books, papers, &c., from sliding olf theinclined table, at the same time they are secured and kept open by anelastic band L of india rubber or other elastic material, connected withthe slides or sliding clasps K; which can be moved from one edge of thetable to the other, on pieces R projecting both upward and downward fromthe table surface of the desk. The table surface F is itself joined tothe boX part by hinges in the usual way, to admit of variations of anglefor the various purposes required. At one end of the disk top a socket Ois secured to its underside, which socket'has a pinching screw P in it;which secures in the desired position the right angle bracket m showninFig. 4, the short side of the bracket being inserted in the socket o andfastened by the screw y' so that the side s shall be vertical; thesocket admitting of the turning' of the said bracket m about its shortarm, for the preservation of the vertical position of the long armduring all the various inclinations of the desk top.

I do not claim a stand with an adjusting screw on the top of the pillaras my invention; nor do I claim a double jointed bracket; nor do I claim4a desk with a boX part attached, for containing writing materials, &c.,wit-h a hinged top, and means of retaining the same at `any angle, nordo I claim the attaching of a jointed bracket as a lamp or candleholder. But* vWhat I do claim is- 1. The combination of the doublejointed bracket D and E and` screw C for adjusting the position of thedesk both horizontally and vertically, as and for the purpose here`inset forth.

2. The application of the sliding clasps In testimony whereof I havehereunto With an india rubber or other elastic band, signed my namebefore tWo subscribing Witl0 for securing books, papers, &c., in theponesses.

sition desired, as herein set forth.

3. The mode herein described of fixing Y ENOCH HIDDEN' the bracket,supportingA the lamp or candle Witnesses: holder, admitting ofadjustment at ever GEO. PnTTE-N,

angle the desk may be placed in. JNO. OBERY,

